Logging-cart.



No. 891,385. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

T. A. L. STRANGE.

LOGGING CART.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 190B.

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LOGGING-CART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1908.

Application filed February 18, 1908. Serial N 0. 416,473.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. L. STRANGE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Thrasher, in the county of Prentiss and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Logging-Cart, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to logging carts and is more particularlydesigned as an improvement upon the truck described and claimed inPatent No. 801,415, granted to me on Oct. 10, 1905, and upon variousother forms of carts of this character designed to partly support anddrag logs over the ground. Carts of this character are provided witharches extending upward from the axis of the wheels and the logs areraised by means of various devices so as to be supported at theirforward ends within these arches. The entire weight of the forwardportion of the log is thus supported by the upper portion of the arch.It has been found in practice, however, that when the cart is pulledforward, the frictional contact of the rear portion of the log with theground results in the upper portion of the arch being pulled backward,this resulting in a corresponding upward movement of the tongue to whichthe draft animals are connected. This is very undesirable because of theadditional strain upon the draft animals which is produced.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment for carts ofthis character whereby the means for lifting and supporting a logwithin'an arch is utilized solely for that purpose and not for theadditional purpose of pulling the log, there being separate meansemployed for dragging the log, said means being so mounted that the pullwill be exerted from the axis of the cart so that it will not result inthe tilting of the arch and a corresponding movement of the tongue.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts -which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cart. embodyingthe present improvements, portions of the lifting and supportingmechanism being illustrated. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown inFig. 1, the arch being partly broken away. Fig. 3 is an inner elevationof a portion of the arch of the cart. Fig. 4 is a detail view of thetightening means employed in connection with the dragging chain.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 11 designate thewheels of the cart the same carrying spindles 2 located at the lowerends of a central arch 3 there being forwardly extending beams 4 at theends of the arch which constitute hounds and are parallel to each other,the forward ends of these beams being connected by a cross beam 5 towhich the tongue 6 is suitably attached. Tongs 7 are su orted within thearch by means of a flexible hoisting element such as a chain 8 butinasmuch as this hoisting mechanism constitutes no art of the presentinvention it has not been r escribed or shown in detail. The hoistingand supporting mechanism employed may be the same as that covered by mypatent heretofore mentioned or it may be of any other form desired.

As heretofore stated when a cart provided solely with means forsupporting a log is drawn forward the resistance roduced by the contactof the rear portion 0 the log with the ground results in a backward pullon the upper portion of the arch, thus causing a corresponding upwardmovement of the tongue. To eliminate this objectionable feature anattachment has been provided which consists of a chain 10 the ends ofwhich are secured to grooved spools or winding devices 11 mounted uponpivot bolts 12 detachably connccted to and extending inwardly from theside portions of the arch 3 at points concentric with the wheels 1. Eachof these spools has an operating lever 13 fixedly connected to it andprovided with a hook 14 designed to be swung downward-and placed intoengagement with the adjoining portion of the chain 10 as indicatedparticularly in Figs. 1 and 3. As shown in Fig. 1 this chain 10 isextended through a pulley 16 to which a supplemental chain 17 1sconnected. This supplemental chain may be of any desired length and hasa hook 18 detachably connected to it and designed to be attached to anyone of the links of the chain.

It is believed that the operation of the device will be fully understoodfrom the foregoing descri tion. Before the front end of the log has beenraised and secured Within the arch chains 10 and 17 are extended overthe log and the hook 18 is placed in engagement with said supplementalchain and with the end of the log, after which chain 10 is drawn taut inthe manner hereinbefore described. After this dragging attachment hasbeen placed in engagement with the log the log can be raised and securedwithin the arch in any desired manner.

When the car is drawn forward the chain 10 pulls forward upon the rearend of the log, the line of draft extending from said log end to thespools 11. It will thus be seen that the upper portion .of the arch isrelieved of all strain due to dragging and the danger of tilting thearch as a result of the dragging operation is fully eliminated and thelifting and holding mechanism is relieved of al backward pull due to thefrictional contact of the log with the ground.

It is of course to be understood that cables or other flexible elementsmay be utilized in lieu of the chain shown and described and variousother changes may be made without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages of the invention.

As shown in Fig. 3 a bolt opening 19 may be formed in each side of thearch and above thelower or normal position of the s 001 11. The pivotbolt 12 of the spool can t erefore be inserted within the opening 19 soas to raise-the spooland enable the backward pull exerted b the draggedlog to equalize or counterba ance the weight of the hounds and toggue.

though two s ools have been shown Within the arch an the chain has beendescribed as having its two ends fastened to them it is to be understoodthat if preferred only one spool can be employed.

By utilizing the su plemental chain and its pulley connection, ateralswinging of the log relative to the cart is ermissible when turning thecart, because t e pulley will be free to travel along chain 10 as isobvious.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising an arched axle,supporting wheels therefor, means for supporting one end of a log withinthe arched axle, and means connected to said axle for exerting a draftupon the rear end of the log from the axis of the axle.

2. A device of the character described comprising an arched axle,supports therefor, means for supporting the rent portion of a log withinthe arched axle, and dragging -means extending-from the axis of the axlegaging the rear end of the log, said means extirliding toward the logfrom the axis of the a e. 1

4.- A device of the character described comprising an arched axle, suporting means therefor, means for securing tiie raised end of alogwithin the arch of the axle, and means u on the axle for engaging alog to revent t ting of the axle by the dragging of t e log.

5. A device of the character described com risin an arched axle, asupport therefor, oun s extending from the axle, means for holding theraised end of a log within the arch of the axle, a spool carried by thearch, and flexible-draggin means secured u on the spool for engaging therear end of the 0g.

6. A device of the character described comprising supporting wheels, an.arched axle carried thereby, means for securing the front end of a logwithin the arch of the axle,

.and dragging means connected to the axle and extending from the sidesof the arch at the axis thereof for engaging the rear end of said log.

7. A device of the character described comprising supporting wheels, anarched axle carried thereby, means for securing the front end of a logWithin the arch of the axle, Winding means carried by the arch near theaxis thereof, and a flexible log engaging device connected to anddisposed to be drawn taut by the winding means.

8. A device of the character described comprising supporting wheels, anarched axle carrled thereby, means for securing the front end of a logwithin the arch of the axle, and dragging means connected to the axleand comprising winding means supported by the axle near the axisthereof, a flexible log engaging device secured to said means, and aretaining device carried by said means for enga ement with the flexibledevice to hold said evice wound u on said means.

9'. A device of t e character described comprising supporting wheels anarched axle spool, a lever carried by the spool, an means upon the leverfor engagin the flexible device to hold it wound upon t e spool.

10. A device of the character described comprising supporting wheels, anarched axle carried thereby, means for securing the front end of a logwithin the arch of the axle, and dragging means connected to the axleand comprising a flexible element, means for adjustably connecting saidelement to 'the arch, a pulley mounted upon said element, a supplementalflexible element extending from said pulley, and a log en aging devicecar- 10 ried by the supplemental e ement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN STRANGE. Witnesses:

CLAUDE E STRANGE, O. H. BETTS.

